United Rugby Championship unveil 2026-27 fixtures

Round one (all times in BST or GMT)

Friday, 25 September

Benetton v Dragons (19:45) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Connacht v Stormers (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Ulster v Edinburgh (19:45) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

September, 26 September

Lions v Leinster (12:30) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Sharks v Ospreys (15:00) Kings Park, Durban

Munster v Glasgow Warriors (17:30) Thomond Park, Limerick

Zebre v Bulls (17:30) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Scarlets v Cardiff (19:45) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Round two

Friday, 2 October

Cardiff v Zebre (19:45) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Edinburgh v Stormers (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Benetton v Connacht (19:45) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Saturday, 3 October

Lions v Ospreys (12:45) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Dragons v Scarlets (15:00) Rodney Parade, Newport

Sharks v Leinster (17:30) Kings Park, Durban

Munster v Bulls (19:45) Thomond Park, Limerick

Glasgow Warriors v Ulster (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Round three

Friday, 9 October

Glasgow Warriors v Connacht (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Dragons v Ospreys (19:45) Rodney Parade, Newport

Saturday, 10 October

Bulls v Lions (12:30) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Stormers v Sharks (15:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Zebre v Edinburgh (15:00) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Scarlets v Benetton (17:30) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Ulster v Munster (17:30) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Leinster v Cardiff (19:45) Laya Arena, Dublin

Round four

Friday, 23 October

Cardiff v Sharks (19:45) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Connacht v Zebre (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Edinburgh v Lions (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Saturday, 24 October

Bulls v Ulster (12:45) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Stormers v Scarlets (15:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Benetton v Glasgow Warriors (15:00) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Leinster v Munster (18:00) TBC, Dublin

Ospreys v Dragons (19:45) St Helen's, Swansea

Round five

Friday, 30 October

Connacht v Leinster (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Glasgow Warriors v Lions (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Saturday, 31 October

Stormers v Ulster (12:45) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Bulls v Scarlets (15:00) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Benetton v Edinburgh (15:00) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Munster v Sharks (17:30) Thomond Park, Limerick

Dragons v Zebre (17:30) Rodney Parade, Newport

Ospreys v Cardiff (19:45) St Helen's, Swansea

Round six

Friday, 4 December

Ospreys v Leinster (19:45) St Helen's, Swansea

Edinburgh v Dragons (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Saturday, 5 December

Lions v Bulls (12:30) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Sharks v Stormers (15:00) Kings Park, Durban

Cardiff v Ulster (15:00) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Scarlets v Connacht (17:15) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Glasgow Warriors v Benetton (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Zebre v Munster (19:45) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Round seven

Friday, 18 December

Ulster v Ospreys (19:45) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Munster v Scarlets (19:45) Virgin Media Park, Cork

Saturday, 19 December

Zebre v Benetton (13:30) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Stormers v Lions (14:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Cardiff v Dragons (15:00) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Sharks v Bulls (16:30) Kings Park, Durban

Leinster v Glasgow Warriors (17:30) Laya Arena, Dublin

Connacht v Edinburgh (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Round eight

Saturday, 26 December

Dragons v Cardiff (15:00) Rodney Parade, Newport

Ospreys v Scarlets (17:30) St Helen's, Swansea

Sunday, 27 December

Benetton v Zebre (13:30) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors (15:00) Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Ulster v Connacht (17:30) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Munster v Leinster (19:45) Thomond Park, Limerick

Saturday, 20 February

Lions v Sharks (12:00) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Bulls v Stormers (13:00) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Round nine

Saturday, 2 January

Sharks v Lions (15:00) Kings Park, Durban

Zebre v Glasgow Warriors (15:00) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Scarlets v Dragons (15:00) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Connacht v Munster (17:15) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Edinburgh v Benetton (17:30) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Cardiff v Ospreys (17:30) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Leinster v Ulster (19:45) Laya Arena, Dublin

Sunday, 3 January

Stormers v Bulls (14:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Round 10

Friday, 22 January

Glasgow Warriors v Scarlets (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Ulster v Sharks (19:45) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Saturday, 23 January

Lions v Zebre (12:45) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Stormers v Cardiff (15:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Ospreys v Edinburgh (15:00) St Helen's, Swansea

Benetton v Bulls (17:30) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Leinster v Dragons (17:30) Laya Arena, Dublin

Munster v Connacht (19:45) Thomond Park, Limerick

Round 11

Friday, 29 January

Dragons v Munster (19:45) Rodney Parade, Newport

Glasgow Warriors v Ospreys (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Saturday, 30 January

Lions v Cardiff (12:45), Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Stormers v Zebre (15:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Scarlets v Edinburgh (15:00) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Leinster v Bulls (17:30) Laya Arena, Dublin

Benetton v Sharks (19:45) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Connacht v Ulster (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Round 12

Friday, 26 February

Munster v Benetton (19:45) Virgin Media Park, Cork

Dragons v Ulster (19:45) Rodney Parade, Newport

Saturday, 27 February

Lions v Stormers (12:30), Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Bulls v Sharks (15:00) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Cardiff v Glasgow Warriors (15:00) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Zebre v Scarlets (17:30) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Ospreys v Connacht (17:30), St Helen's, Swansea

Edinburgh v Leinster (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Round 13

Friday, 19 March

Sharks v Edinburgh (17:00) Kings Park, Durban

Glasgow Warriors v Stormers (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Connacht v Cardiff (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Saturday, 20 March

Ulster v Zebre (15:00) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Bulls v Dragons (15:00) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Munster v Ospreys (17:30) Thomond Park, Limerick

Scarlets v Lions (17:30) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Leinster v Benetton (19:45) Laya Arena, Dublin

Round 14

Friday, 26 March

Glasgow Warriors v Zebre (19:45) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Scarlets v Leinster (19:45) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Saturday, 27 March

Bulls v Edinburgh (12:00) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Connacht v Lions (14:15) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Sharks v Dragons (16:30) Kings Park, Durban

Cardiff v Munster (17:30) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Benetton v Ulster (19:45) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Ospreys v Stormers (19:45) St Helen's, Swansea

Round 15

Friday, 16 April

Dragons v Glasgow Warriors (19:45) Rodney Parade, Newport

Edinburgh v Cardiff (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Saturday, 17 April

Lions v Munster (12:45) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Stormers v Benetton (15:00) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Ospreys v Bulls (17:30) St Helen's, Swansea

Leinster v Connacht (17:45) Laya Arena, Dublin

Ulster v Scarlets (19:45) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Zebre v Sharks (19:45) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Round 16

Friday, 23 April

Zebre v Ospreys (18:00) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Ulster v Leinster (19:45) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Cardiff v Bulls (20:05) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Saturday, 24 April

Lions v Benetton (12:45) Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Scarlets v Sharks (15:00) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Stormers v Munster (17:05) DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh (17:45) Hampden Park, Glasgow

Connacht v Dragons (19:45) Dexcom Stadium, Galway

Round 17

Friday, 7 May

Dragons v Lions (19:45) Rodney Parade, Newport

Edinburgh v Zebre (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Saturday, 8 May

Sharks v Connacht (12:30) Kings Park, Durban

Bulls v Glasgow Warriors (15:00) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Munster v Ulster (17:15) Thomond Park, Limerick

Scarlets v Ospreys (17:30) Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Leinster v Stormers (19:45) Laya Arena, Dublin

Benetton v Cardiff (19.45) Stadio Monigo, Treviso

Round 18

Friday, 14 May

Ospreys v Benetton (19:45) St Helen's, Swansea

Ulster v Lions (19:45) Affidea Stadium, Belfast

Edinburgh v Munster (19:45) Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Saturday, 15 May

Bulls v Connacht (12:30) Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Cardiff v Scarlets (15:00) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Sharks v Glasgow Warriors (15:00) Kings Park, Durban

Dragons v Stormers (17:30) Rodney Parade, Newport

Zebre v Leinster (17:30) Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma

Play-off schedule

Quarter-finals: May 28/29

Semi-finals: Saturday, 5 June

Grand Final: Saturday, 19 June